ANN 111: Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology (2+1)

Leguminous seed

LEGUMINUS SEEDS

Beans and peas

• Beans belong to vicieae and phaseoleae and used as food for animals and humans.
  • It is rich source of good quality protein.
  • Similar to that of fishmeal protein it has high lysine content but low cysteine and methionine than common animal and vegetable protein sources.
• Peas are similar to beans but low protein with 26% of dry matter and crude fibre with less than 6% of dry matter.
  • The oil content is higher than beans but with similar degree of saturation.
  • Like beans, peas are primary source of protein.